Landscape With Reptile: Rattlesnakes in an Urban World

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pp. xii, 340, ep maps, “Palmer’s book is a rarity–fascinating nature writing that includes human history and sociology along with ecology and evolution. Palmer takes that unloveable creature, the timber rattlesnake, and uses it to discuss an incredible variety of topics related to our relationships with the natural world, especially rattlesnakes. He emphasizes the area of the Blue Hills just south of Boston, probably the last remaining habitat for the timber rattlesnake in New England. He shows us the world and its history from a perspective we seldom even imagine.”

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Book Information

ISBN 395580846
Published Date 1992
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition Corner Clipped
Binding Hb
Size 8vo
Place of Publication New York, New York, U.S.A.
Edition First Edition
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pp. xii, 340, ep maps, “Palmer’s book is a rarity–fascinating nature writing that includes human history and sociology along with ecology and evolution. Palmer takes that unloveable creature, the timber rattlesnake, and uses it to discuss an incredible variety of topics related to our relationships with the natural world, especially rattlesnakes. He emphasizes the area of the Blue Hills just south of Boston, probably the last remaining habitat for the timber rattlesnake in New England. He shows us the world and its history from a perspective we seldom even imagine.”

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Weight 0.85 kg